Planetary hours
in Baghdad.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:21
- 3♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Baghdad?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.